Anaheim Ducks defenseman Francois Beauchemin, left, congratulates right wing Teemu Selanne, of Finland, after Selanne scored during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

“Go to the net,” wrote Paul Kariya, Selanne’s former linemate with the Ducks.

Selanne did as suggested and was rewarded with a goal that ended a frustrating 19-game scoreless drought, a simple, straightforward and to the point play that helped the Ducks take a 3-2 victory Sunday from the Edmonton Oilers at the Honda Center.

“He was right again,” Selanne said.

Selanne skated to the front of the net, accepted a centering pass from below the goal line from Mathieu Perreault and then kicked the puck to his stick before slamming it into the back of the net for his first goal since Oct. 20. It was the 679th goal of his career, but only his fourth this season.

“Well, I’ve been waiting a long time,” said the 43-year-old Selanne, who plans to retire at season’s end. “Obviously, it was a big relief. We really needed that one. Actually, it has been easier because we have been winning.”

It would have made for a better story if Selanne’s goal had been the winner as the Ducks won their fifth consecutive game and improved to 23-7-5, second behind the NHL-leading Chicago Blackhawks. It merely gave the Ducks a short-lived 2-1 lead over the Oilers (11-21-3).

Edmonton’s Sam Gagner tied the score midway through the third period, and it took Dustin Penner’s quick shot off a pass off the left-wing boards from Ryan Getzlaf to propel the Ducks past the Oilers. The victory gave the Ducks a 13-0-2 record at home, best in the league.

Next stop: Detroit, where the Ducks almost never win, and the start of a four-game trip Tuesday that takes them to the Christmas break. It will be their first game against the Red Wings since losing to them in the first round of the playoffs last spring.

“That was last year, this is a different year,” Ducks right wing Corey Perry said when asked about gaining a measure of revenge against the Red Wings after he failed to score a goal and had only two assists during the seven-game series.

Perry’s career-best goal-scoring streak ended at seven games Sunday, but linemates Penner and Getzlaf clicked when it mattered most and the Ducks needed a late goal. Getzlaf set up Penner’s one-timed shot from just off the left faceoff circle at 16 minutes, 43 seconds of the final period.

Getzlaf recorded a point in his 16th consecutive game. He has 10 goals and 13 assists during his streak. Overall, the Ducks’ captain has a team-leading 39 points (16 goals, 23 assists), fourth-most in the NHL going into Monday’s games around the league.

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“We hadn’t been very good all game,” Penner said after scoring his 10th goal of the season. “Getzy made a good pass to me and (the shot) got deflected on the way up (and past Edmonton goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov). Sometimes you need those breaks.”